Posted by Jed Lewison on Wed Jan 9, 2008 at 3:10 PM Pacific

When TPM turns wack

I'm borrowing the headline for this post from dnA at Too Sense.

TPM is highlighting an interview with Jesse Jackson Jr on MSNBC in which he contrasted Hillary's tears about her campaign to her lack of tears on Hurricane Katrina and other issues.

TPM is highlighting this exchange using the headline: "Obama co-chair questions Hillary's tears."

The clear implication is that Jackson was questioning the authenticity of her tears, but he wasn't.

At best, this is a vague headline, but the truth is that it's powerfully misleading, further trivializing an already trivial issue.

Shame on TPM.

When TPM turns wack

I'm borrowing the headline for this post from dnA at Too Sense.

TPM is highlighting an interview with Jesse Jackson Jr on MSNBC in which he contrasted Hillary's tears about her campaign to her lack of tears on Hurricane Katrina and other issues.

TPM is highlighting this exchange using the headline: "Obama co-chair questions Hillary's tears."

The clear implication is that Jackson was questioning the authenticity of her tears, but he wasn't.

At best, this is a vague headline, but the truth is that it's powerfully misleading, further trivializing an already trivial issue.

Shame on TPM.

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